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The Kurihara Brothers – 4th generation tea farmers

Asako Inoue

The Kurihara brothers, Akio and Yuji, are 4th generation tea farmers, having taken over from their father, Kippei Kurihara. As a Yame city councilman, their father is very respected in the Yamecha community in Fukuoka Prefecture, and Akio and Yuji have some big shoes to...

The Kurihara Brothers – 4th generation tea farmers - Yunomi.life

The Kurihara Brothers – 4th generation tea farmers

Asako Inoue

The Kurihara brothers, Akio and Yuji, are 4th generation tea farmers, having taken over from their father, Kippei Kurihara. As a Yame city councilman, their father is very respected in the Yamecha community in Fukuoka Prefecture, and Akio and Yuji have some big shoes to...

Yokota Blog: Teaching elementary students on tea

mariko

An event called “T-1 (tea-one) Grand Prix in Sayama”, a competition among elementary school children, will be held on March 8, 2015. Children came to learn about tea before the event. As a cooperating store of the event, we taught them about the “competition on...

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Yokota Blog: Sayamacha participating at NHK event this weekend

mariko

On March 7 (Sat) and 8 (Sun), there will be an event held near the NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo. This event is to support the recovery of the Great Tohoku Earthquake 4 years ago. Yokota Tea Farm will have their booth at the event,...

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Yokota Blog: “T-1 Grand Prix in Sayama”

mariko

“The 2nd T-1 Grand Prix in Sayama” was held on March 8, 2015. T-1 Grand Prix is a competition for elementary students held in various places to decide the tea champion. The contents are: Cha-llenge 1 (茶レンジ1, cha 茶 meaning tea) – quiz on tea...

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Yokota Blog: Unexpected snow in April

mariko

Shop Here for 2015 Shincha Tea Snow in Sayama region was recorded for the first time in the past 5 years. The newly grown buds seem to be freezing. We are just hoping that the temperature will not drop so low overnight.

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Morita Tea Garden Gallery

Ian

Photo gallery of the Morita Tea Garden in Sayama, Saitama, Japan. The Morita Tea Garden is a family owned farm based in the Sayama region, Saitama, Japan, operated by 10th generation tea farmer Fujiichi Morita, his wife, and his son.

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Yokota Tea Garden Gallery

Ian

5th generation tea farmer Yasuhiro Yokota is very excited to be able to share his Sayamacha tea with people around the world! Yunomi.us staff Mariko driving the tea tank (this kind of harvester used for flat fields feels like driving a tank)Your browser does not...

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The 41st Auction of Kanto Region Tea Competition

Staff - Haruna

On September 26th, the Kanto Block Tea Exhibit and Auction was held in Iruma city. What is this auction exactly? Well first, tea producers within the Kanto block (all prefectures north of Shizuoka) submit their finest products. Then these products are judged and ranked on...

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Sayama’s snow-covered tea fields

Ian

FROM FEB 5th: Good morning. Yesterday’s snowfall remains in Sayama. Please be careful of where you walk if you are leaving the house today. Today is Smiles Day (the words for 2 and 5 can be pronounced “nico” which is a word used for “smile”)...

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A beautiful tea morning in Sayama

Ian

A beautiful #tea field photo this morning from farmer Yokota-san in Saitama. Buy Sayamacha from Yokota-san We’ve been having freak weather lately with hail coming down in northern Tokyo. http://youtu.be/Vs6UjY2tfvk

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Shincha Update > Morita Tea Garden 4/18

Staff - Haruna

Sayamakaori Cultivar   Gokou Cultivar   Komakage Cultivar   Yabukita Cultivar

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2013 Shincha from Morita Tea Garden

Ian

SUPPLIER: Morita Tea Garden Farmer Fujiichi Morita blends Yabukita, Sayama-kaori, Fukumidori, Gokou, Komakage, Okumidori, Kanayamidori cultivars to create his tea products. 2013 First Flush Teas [products ids=”6911,7361,8056,8053″] 2012 First Flush Teas [products ids=”554,558,628″]

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Tea Picking at Oisakien’s Tea Farm

Staff - Haruna

Oisakien organizes tea picking events from the end of Apr until mid May. I, staff Haruna, participated in the event on Apr 29! Oisakien is a tea brand, so they don’t own tea farms. But they rent some tea farms that were abandoned because the...

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How to choose Japanese tea

By partnering with a hundred plus artisanal Japanese tea farms and factories, we offer hundreds of green teas, and dozens of matcha, black tea, oolong tea, etc. Where do you start?

We recomend starting with Sampler Sets!